[comp.windows.x] CG6 driver question

JARMOLOWSKI@esdsdf.dnet.ge.COM (11/18/89)

	> Sender: kochhar@harvard.harvard.edu
	> 
	> Hi!
	> I ftp-ed over the sun CG6 driver that you put on expo;  before installing
	> it, however, i was wondering whether this driver exploits the graphics
	> board or whatever else CG6 has to speed up stuff.  The reason I ask is
	> that right now we can run the generic mit X on our sparcstations
	> without problems, basically since it seems to use /dev/fb.  Do you think
	> that with the CG6 driver, it would be faster than /dev/fb.
	> 
	> Thanks
	> 


	No. The CG6 driver treats the board as a dumb frame buffer.

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